tangled
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A system trained to get tangled in lies will never be as capable as one trained to engage honestly with reality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“They have more resources to make good choices, hopefully, than a lot of folks do who get themselves tangled up in really bad subprime auto financing,” Van Alst said.
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
F1 finds itself in something of a tangled web.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
And I knew instantly that whatever he meant was tangled and that my warmth might feel like comfort to him, but also, unconsciously, like danger.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Lady Constance yelled as she rolled on the grass, for what was left of her dress was tangled all ’round her.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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